Track-sanding apparatus.



J. W. F'TIOKLEY TRACK SAN APPLIOATIOIE' TILED JULY 29,1909.

Patented NW. 16, i909 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

UNITED PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH WILLIAM STICKIJEY, O F RURFOIJK, VIRGINIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 16. 1909.

Applieation filed ifnly 29, 1909. Serial No. 510,224.

To all whom it my concern:

Be it known that I, JosEPH WILLIAM STICKLEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk and State ofVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in tivelyand reliably delivered from the sand dome to the tracks at points-tothe-front and rear of the locomotive driving wheels. A further object ofthis invention is to .provide means for quickly and effectually cleaningthe sand box, should, for any fleason, same be clogged upbythecollection of forelgn substances or other extraneous matter which latterthe sand notoriously contains. Y A still further object of the inventionis to improve the construction and increase the efficiency of the partsand to simplify the construction.

Further and other objects .will be later herein set forth and bemanifest in the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of alocomotive equipped with my improvement, Fig. 2 is a vertical sectiontaken-through the sand box, Fig. 3 is an elevation of the front end ofthe sand box,-Fig. 4 is a horizontal view taken on the line t4 of Fig. 2and'Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic'view of the means for operating thecleaning slides in unison.

The invention as at present contemplated embodies a sand box or recetacle 1 which latter as shown in Fig. 2 o' the drawings is provided witha threaded opening 2 at its top and a second threaded opening 3 at itsbottom in axial alinement with opening.

2. The interior of the body ,hasa tapering portion 4, the purpose of thetaper being to efiect a positive and gradual feed of the sand from thebody to the pipe 5 which isv threaded into the opening 3 and which leadsfrom the body 1 to a point adjacent the point of contact between thefront driving wheels 6 of the locomotive- A second .pipe 7 is threadedinto the opening 2 at the top of body 1 and leads to the sand- ,dome'S,which latter as is well known, is

provided on the locomotive as a part thereof.

The body l'adjacent its bottom and at its rear end is provided with anextension 9, and is further provided with a slide-way 10 in which aslide 11 operates. Slide 11 is provided with an opening 12 which isadapted to be brought into register with the tapering portion 4 of body1, and which,

when in register, allows the sand to readily gravitate and be guidedinto engagement with the track by virtue of pipe 5. The front end of theslide 11 is provided with a depending lip or tongue 12 which isprcferably formed integral therewith, and which is adapted to engage thefront end'of body 1 to restrict the rearward movement of the slide 11.It will-be observed that when the lip 12 is in engagement with the body1 as depicted in Fig. -2, the opening 12 of the slide or valve 11, willbe housed within the extension 9, thus preventing the collection of anyforeign matter or substances within opening 12. The rear end of theslide 11 is formed with a perforation 13, through which is passed a bolt14 the latter being also passed through the forked front end of aconnecting rod 15, by virtue of which the slide 11 is given movement. Asshown clearly in Fig. 4 of the drawings, the rear end of the housing isprovided with a; threaded opening 16 in which is threaded one end of apipe 17 the opposite end of the pipe 17 being given an arcuate form soas to encircle one of the rear driving wheels 7', the purpose of thepipe 17 being to convey sand from the sandbox l'to the track at the'reef-driving wheel 7; The front end of the sand box 1 is provided with athreaded seat 18 in which is secured a nozzle 19, the front end of thenozzle being projected slightly within that end of the pipe 17 whichextends within the sand box. The front end of the body of the sand box 1is provided with a threaded aperture 20, which is in axial alinementwith the threaded seat 18 of the nozzle 19, the threaded aperture 20being provided for the reception of the threaded end of air pipe 21, thelatter leading to the enginecrs valve 22 located within the engine cab,and manifestly under complete control of the engineer. A look nut 23' ispreferably threaded over the end of pipe 21 and bears against the frontend of the sand box body to more securely relate the parts just named.At the opposite side of the sand box there is located a pipe 24, nozzle25, and

air pipe 26, the latter being equipped with the engineers valve '27. Theparts just named have the same mode of connection i with the sand box 1as set forth with regard to air pipe 21, sand pipe 17 and nozzle 19, iwith the exception that in the case of the sand pipe 2 air pipe 26,nozzle 25, the parts are located so as to be related oppositely to thecorresponding parts 21, 17, and 19. At each side of the sand box Iprovide an opening 28, which is preferably threaded so as to receive asuitable closure such as 29. By provision-of the openings 28, it will beobvious that access may be readily had to the interior of the saind boxfor purposes of cleaning, or for any other reason which might present itelf, l

t will be an erstood that there'are two sand boxes 1, one being locatedon one side of the locomotive boiler and, the other be-i ing located onthe oppositeside thereof as shown more clearly in Fig. 5 of thedrawings. Secured to the front end of the engine cab, which end isdesignated 29 in the drawings, there is an adjustable pair of bolts 30which by means of the lock nuts 31 can be adjusted inany desired mannerand securely retained in adjust-able position, as is evident. The bolts30 have forked outer ends, there being a lever received in each fork endof the bolts 30 and being pivoted thereto as at The inner ends of thetwo levers 32 are pivotally connected as indicated at 34, and the outerends of the levers are pivotally connected as at 35 to the respectiveconnecting rods 15 which connect with the slides 11. An operating rod 36is projected through an opening in the front end of the engine cab andis provided with a hand operatingmember 37 which is disposed on theinterior of the engine cab. easily accessible to the engineer. It willthus be obvious that by proper manipulation (slide movement) imparted tothe rod 36 that the levers 32 will be given movement so as'to causeoperation of the slides 11 in unison.

In operation it'will be understood that the slide 11 normally occupiesthe position depicted in Fig. 2 closing communication between theinterior 4 of the sand box and the pipe 5, thus assuring a completefilling of the sand box with the sand which gravitates from thesand-dome 8, which thereby causes the level. of the sand to projectabove the level of the sand pipes 17 and 24. As air is supplied throughthe pipes 21 and 20 which latter lead into the pipes 17 and 24respectively, it will be evident that the sand will be drawn from theinterior of the sand box through the pipes 17 and 2-1 and convcyed bythe latter to their respective points of discharge. Should it ever atany time be desired to feed the sand directly from the sand-dome to thefront driving wheels this 1 can be effected by proper manipulation ofthe operating rod 36 so as to cause such movement of the slides 11 aswill bring the opening 12 of the slide into register with the interiorof the sand box 1 which will allow the sand to gravitate directly fromthe sand dome on to the track. As stated however, it is the furtherpurpose and function of the slide 11 to permit of the removal of anyforeign substances such as stones, leaves, twigs, or other foreignmatter which usually accompanies sand, and which may have entered thesand box 1 to hinder free discharge of the sand such as by clogging upthe entrance of the sand pipes 17 and 24. By bringing the opening 12 ofslide 11 into register with the sand box at the discharge end of thelatter it. will be seen that the entire contents of the sand box will bedischarged, conscquently removing any obstrucsand box. As the two airpipes 21 and 26 further manifest that either one may be used to theexclusion of the other or both may be used simultaneously.

hat I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent of the U. S. is

1. A track sanding apparatus, composed of a hollow sand box having atapering discharge mouth, an air nozzle connected'to each end of saidbox so as to extend thereinto above the taper thereof, a sandlpipeconnected to each end of said box and hav ing their ends leading topoints adjacentthe track, the free ends of the nozzles extending intothe inner ends of the sand pipes, a slide connected to said box ariddisposed below and out of contact with said air nozzles and pipes at thebase of said taper ing discharge month, said slide being formed with anopening to register with said discharge mouth, and a pipe connected tothe discharge mouth and leading downwardly at a point adjacent the trackand in proximity to the free end of one of said sand pipes.

2. A track sanding apparatus composed of a sand box, means for feedingsand from said box to two separate points on each rail of the track, andmeans for feeding the sand from said box to a third point on each railof the track in proximity to one of the'first named points and a slideand controlling means for the discharge of the sand from said box.

3. In a track sanding apparatus, a pair of sand boxes arranged one oneach side of the locomotive boiler, a pair of sand pipes connected toeach box and discharging at separated points on the rail, independentair controlled means in the cab for feeding sand through each of saidpipes, a pipe leading from each of said sand boxes to the rail, andmeans for governing the discharge of sand tions or the like which inayhave entered the have separate engineer valves it will-be llt) throughthe last named pipe, said means being operable bythe engineer fromwithin the cab.

4. A track sanding apparatus composed of a sand box, a pair of sandpipes leading from opposite ends of the box and discharged at differentpoints on one of the rails of the track, a third sand conveying pipeindependent of each of the first named sand pipes and leading from thebottom of said box, and a reciprocatory slide in said sand box, andconnections whereby sand may be independently conveyed through either ofthe three named pipes.

In a track sanding apparatus, a sand box on each side of the locomotiveboiler. a sand pipe leading: from each box to dis charge onto the railsconstituting the track, a slide for each box controlling the feed ofsand into each sand pipe and having means to limit its mowunent in onedirection, and means for operating the slides in unison eon'iposed of apair of levers pivotally connectcd at their inner ends and beingpivotally mounted at their centers, and a connecting rod pivoted to theouter end of eat-h lever and leading to the. slides.

6. In a track sanding apparatus, a sand box on each side of thelocomotive boiler, a sand pipe leadingfrom each box to discharge ontothe rails constituting the track, a slide for each box controlling theteed of sand into ear-h sand pipe, and means for o ieratimg' the slidesin unison said means comprising pivotally united ll'lliti]')0ll(l0tlilpivoted levers and an operating rod extending in the line of travel otone (it said slides.

7. In at'racl; sanding apparatus, a sand box on each side of thelocomotive boiler, a sand pipe leading from each box to dis charge ontothe rails ccnstituting the tack, a slide for each box (itmt'lfllllllgthe feed of i sand into each sand pipe, and means for operating theslides in unison composed of a pair of levers pivotally connected attheir inner ends, adjustable means for pivotally mounting said levers attheir centers, a connecting rod pivoted to the outer end of each leverand leading to the slides, and an op crating rod extending in thedirectiun of travel of one of said slides and connected to one of thelevers at the junction of said lever and the adjacent connecting rod foractuation by the engineer.

8. In a track sanding; apparatus, a sand box, a sand pipe extending intosaid box, an air nozzle connected to the box and having its free endextending into said sand pipe, a second sand pipe independent of thefirst named one and leading directly to the track, and a slide in saidbox arranged below said first named sand pipe and nozzle and above thesecond sand pipe, said slide being; sepa rated from said nozzles andconstructed to be operated to enable cleaning of the sand box to beeffected or to allow sand to be fed directly to the track Withoutentering the first named pipe.

9. In a track sanding ap 'iaratus, a sand box, means for feedingsandfrom said box to the track, second means'tf'or feeding sand to the trackindependently of the first means. and reciprocating lipped means forcontrolling the feed to the second means located between the first andsecond sand feeding means, said. controlling means also permittun:cleaning of the sand box.

In testimony whereof I atlix' my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSIGIHWVILLTAM S'II'CKLEY.

Witnesses Royce A. lturss, G. N. CANE.

